Diverse patient trajectories during cytotoxic chemotherapy: Capturing longitudinal patient-reported outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

High-value cancer care balances effective treatment with preservation of quality of life. Chemotherapy is known to affect patients' physical and psychological well-being negatively. Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) provide a means to monitor declines in a patients' well-being during treatment.

Methods

We identified 741 oncology patients undergoing chemotherapy in our electronic health record (EHR) system who completed Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) surveys during treatment at a comprehensive cancer center, 2013-2018. PROMIS surveys were collected before, during, and after chemotherapy treatment. Linear mixed-effects models were performed to identify predictors of physical and mental health scores over time. A k-mean cluster analy

SUBMITTER: Azad AD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8419778 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature